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Moroccan king congratulates John Paul II on 25th anniversary
Morocco-Vatican, Politics, 10/18/2003
Arab Journalists Union urged press freedom
The Arab Journalists Union (AJU) hailed on Thursday urged the Arab states to promote the press freedom and abrogate the laws and legislation hindering the freedom to publish newspapers and create TV channels and radio stations.
Regional, Politics, 10/18/2003
Amir of Qatar in visit to Morocco
Qatar-Morocco, Politics, 10/18/2003
OIC leaders issue declaration to enhance organization
Leaders of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) ended their summit here Friday with a 12-point plan of action to enhance the organization in meeting global challenges.
Regional, Politics, 10/18/2003
Kuwait supports Syria against Israeli aggression
Kuwait-Syria, Politics, 10/18/2003
Morocco to stage all-out information campaign on family code reforms
The Moroccan government is to stage an all-out campaign to explain to the public the nature of the amendments brought to the "Mudawana (Family Code)" announced last Friday by King Mohammed VI at the opening of the Parliament fall.
Morocco, Politics, 10/18/2003
Saharan HR NGOsbrief dutch deputy on violations in Tindouf, Algeria
Morocco-Netherlands, Politics, 10/18/2003
Lahoud and the accountability acts against Syria
Lahoud called on the United States to "liberate itself from the hegemony of the Zionist Lobby which constitute a dangerous threat to the interests of the American people."
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/18/2003
BBC: Smaha: Syrian troops presence or pullout is a Lebanese matter
Lebanese Minister of Information, Michael Smaha, has stressed that the Syrian troops presence or pullout from Lebanon is a matter for the Lebanese state alone, and not the US.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/18/2003
OIC summit voice support for Syria
The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) on Friday condemned Israel's aggression on the Syrian lands and violation of the Lebanese airspace, describing such practices as flagrant violation and breach of the UN Charter and international law.
Regional, Politics, 10/18/2003
Syria Accountability Act widely criticized
Lebanese Tourism Minister, Ali Hussein Abdullah underlined that Lebanon's solidarity with and support to Syria's principled stances is the guarantee for foiling any US-Israeli law or schemes targeting Syria' steadfastness.
Regional-Syria, Politics, 10/18/2003
Patriarch commend Syria as fortress of the Arab states
Patriarch of Antioch and All Orient of the Greek Orthodox church praised Syria's stances under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad and her defence of the Arab Nation.
Syria-USA, Politics, 10/18/2003
Inter Sudanese peace talks starts between Taha, Garang
Kenya's foreign minister said in a press statement yesterday that US Secretary Of State Colin Powell is expected to arrive in Nairobi in order to give a push to the current inter- Sudanese negotiations between the delegations of the government and the southern rebels.
Sudan, Politics, 10/18/2003
Le Matin du Sahara: Andalusia favors solution of the Sahara dispute that cares for Morocco's kingty, official
The president of the local government of Andalusia (Southern Spain), said he supports a solution to the Sahara dispute that "takes into account the sovereignty" of Morocco.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 10/18/2003
Saudi crown attacks extremists
Saudi ArabiaŐs Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz criticized what he called Islamist extremists and described their belief as deviation from Islam.
Saudi Arabia-Regional, Politics, 10/18/2003
Justice minister dedicates first family law section
Justice minister, Mohammed Bouzoubaa, dedicated in Casablanca on Friday the first family law section in a Casablanca first instance tribunal.
Morocco, Politics, 10/18/2003
Poverty remains a serious problem in the Arab states
Starting as of late 1980s, many Arab states adopted a structural adjustment and stabilization programs in an effort to structure their poorly performing centrally- planned economies and reduce mounting imbalances.
Regional, Politics, 10/18/2003
Unlike Algeria, international committee does not back Baker plan on Sahara, Moroccan diplomat
Debates of the UN general assembly's 4th committee clearly demonstrated that, unlike Algeria, the international community is far from supporting the plan proposed by James Baker, the personal envoy of United Nations' chief for the Sahara, said Morocco's ambassador to the UN, Mohamed Bennouna.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 10/18/2003
le Matin du Sahara et du Maghreb: Chaves pleads for special status for Morocco in its relations with EU
President of the local government of Andalusia (Southern Spain), Manuel Chaves, has pleaded for a "special status" to be granted to Morocco in its relations with the European Union (EU), in an interview, Friday, with Moroccan daily "le Matin du Sahara et du Maghreb."
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 10/18/2003
Saif al-Islam Kaddafi asks France for resolve outstanding issues in settlement talks
Saif al-Islam Kaddafi, son of Libya's leader and chairman of the International Charity Foundation Kaddafi., yesterday reiterated his country's request to that France to make judicial and financial initiatives to end the negotiations concerning compensations for families over the French Ota plane bombing over Niger in 1989.
Libya-France, Politics, 10/18/2003
International Atomic Energy Agency finds no evidence of revival of Iraqi nuclear weapons program
The UN agency charged with uncovering evidence of an Iraqi nuclear weapons program has found no such evidence, according to a report issued today.
Iraq-UN, Politics, 10/18/2003
Muslim leaders express strong support for Palestinians
Leaders of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) expressed strong support at the end of their summit in Malaysia for the Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation and strongly condemned the "war crimes" committed by the Israel. The 57-member organization also expressed deep concern over the "tragic situation" prevailing in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem.
Regional-Palestine, Politics, 10/18/2003
Hizbullah prevents American diplomats from entering an area in the south
Members of the Hizbullah party prevented a procession from the American embassy in Beirut from passing on a road in south Lebanon close to the borders with Israel, on the ground that it is "banned to enter this area." A Lebanese security sources said that no confrontation recurred between the Hizbullah and members of the procession of the American diplomats.
Lebanon-USA, Politics, 10/18/2003
Arab-American Conference Draws Eight Presidential Candidates
Eight Democratic presidential hopefuls and key Democratic and Republican Party officials are scheduled to speak at the Arab American Institute's National Leadership Conference in Dearborn, Michigan October 17-19.
Regional-USA, Politics, 10/18/2003
UN to set an example in fighting corruption
Regional-UN, Politics, 10/18/2003
Moroccan Jews encouraged by king's reforms to family law
Albert Sasson, a leading Jewish figure and member of the Moroccan human rights advisory council (CCDH), said reforms to the family law announced last Friday by King Mohammed VI are a stimulus for Moroccan Jews to amend the Hebraic family laws.
Morocco, Politics, 10/18/2003
Arab states' exports to Germany increase by 17.6%
Arab states' exports to Germany reached 3.7 billion Euros during the two first quarters of 2003, recording a 17.6 % increase compared to the same period in 2002 when exports were worth 3.2 billion Euros.
Regional-Germany, Politics, 10/18/2003
Israel replaces its ambassador in Egypt
Egypt-Israel, Politics, 10/18/2003
Ethiopia-Eritrea peace process under 'stress', UN envoy says, urging calm
The top United Nations envoy for Ethiopia and Eritrea yesterday said the peace process is under stress, appealing to the local press corps to mute the "noisy beating" of war drums and urging general calm.
Ethiopia-Eritrea, Politics, 10/18/2003
Al-Assad's speech before Islamic Summit Conference
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday delivered an address at the 10th Islamic Summit Conference.
Regional-Syria, Politics, 10/17/2003
Turkmani calls for preparedness to repel any likely Israeli aggression
Syria yesterday stressed readiness to answer any likely Israeli aggression against it, and it called its armed forces to keep utmost state of readiness and preparedness.
Syria-Israel, Politics, 10/17/2003
Islamic Summit opening
Some 35 heads of states and governments yesterday attended the opening of the 10th session of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) which began its deliberations in Purtajaya.
Regional, Politics, 10/17/2003
Mubarak: If the Americans withdraw now from Iraq, a civil war will erupt
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak warned that the withdrawal of the American forces from Iraq now will be concussive to a civil war.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 10/17/2003
Wide Arab denunciation to the American Accountability act against Syria
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabeh Berri has asserted that the US House of Representatives' approval on so-called Syria Accountability Act "is considered an American green light for the Zionist entity to practice the aggression on Syria," In a statement issued in Beirut yesterday, Berri said that this bill is a US translation for the Israeli aggression on Syria adding that the synchronism of the aggression and the US act is not a mere coincidence.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 10/17/2003
Malaysia's FM criticizes US Congress Syria Accountability Act legislation
Malaysian Foreign Minister, Sayed Hamid el Bar on Thursday criticized the US House of Representatives endorsement of the so-called Syria Accountability Act legislation stressing that imposing sanctions on states doesn't offer any solution to problems.
Syria-Malaysia, Politics, 10/17/2003
A campaign against Iraq's Muqtada al-Sader
The American occupation forces started with the help of the Iraqi police yesterday a campaign aiming at challenging the influential Shiite clergy Muqtada al-Sader in a measure that will be conducive to detaining him.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/17/2003
Security Council outlines roles in bringing peace, stability to Iraq
After weeks of intensive negotiations, the United Nations Security Council yesterday unanimously adopted a new resolution outlining the roles of the United Nations, the United States-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and the Iraqi Governing Council in international efforts to bring peace and stability to Iraq.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 10/17/2003
Former Polisario official says adequate solution to Sahara issue lies in Moroccan kingty
A former official of the separatist movement "Polisario" has insisted that Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara must be taken into account in any search of a solution to this dispute.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/17/2003
El Pais: Moroccan POWs in Tindouf confirm French NGO's Report
Several Moroccan prisoners held captive by the separatist movement "Polisario" in the Tindouf Camps (Southern Algeria), have confirmed all the inhumane living conditions and forced labor reports that French NGO "France-Libertes" had written in its recent enquiry.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 10/17/2003
The Sahara has never been an obstacle in communication between Arab world and Africa, say seminar participants
Participants in an international seminar on "the Arab World and Africa: today and future challenges" said that the Sahara (separating North Africa from Sub-Saharan Africa) has never been an obstacle impeding communication between Arab and African cultures.
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 10/17/2003
Al-Assad meets with Arab, Muslim leaders in Kuala Lumpur
Syria-Regional, Politics, 10/17/2003
Qathafi hold telephone talks with Mubarak
Egypt-Libya, Politics, 10/17/2003
Moroccan king and Russian president to endeavor for consolidating ties
Morocco-Russia, Politics, 10/17/2003
Bahrain calls for boosting relations with Morocco
Bahrain-Morocco, Politics, 10/17/2003
Russian deputy foreign minister in Morocco
Morocco-Russia, Politics, 10/17/2003
king of Spain to visit Syria
Syria-Spain, Politics, 10/17/2003
Belgian senators hail Moroccan family law reforms
Morocco-Belgium, Politics, 10/17/2003
Gul: Preconditions to send Turkish troops to Iraq
Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 10/17/2003
Riyadh human rights declaration released
Saudi Arabia has played down the demonstration that took place in Riyadh on Tuesday. The Saudi minister of the interior Prince Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz announced the detention of more than 150 persons in the March of protest which he said that 150 persons took part in it, while the Kingdom's Mufti (highest religious cleric) Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah al-Sheikh considered that the demonstrations are "the morals of non-Muslims," calling for "loyalty to the ruler."
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/16/2003
Taha, Garang resume discussions on pending issues
Kenya's foreign ministry announced yesterday that SudanŐs (First) Vice-President, Ali Othman Muhammad Taha, and the leader of the rebels, John Garang, will hold a meeting on Thursday at Nivasha resort, north west Nairobi, Kenya to discuss pended issues between the two sides.
Sudan, Politics, 10/16/2003
It is high time we reviewed OIC structures, says King Mohammed
"It is high time we reviewed the Organisation's structures and working methods to make this institution an effective instrument for co-ordination, economic integration, interaction with civil society and defence of the radiant message of Islamic civilisation," underlined the Moroccan leader.
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 10/16/2003
Syria's statement at the UN concerning the separation wall
Syria's permanent representative at the United Nations, Faisal Miqdad, has stressed that Israel's aim of building the racial separation wall is to impose the policy of "fai accompli" through which it draws a border line to seperate from the Palestinian people and prevent them from establishing their independent state.
Syria-UN, Politics, 10/16/2003
Mubarak on border tunnels; Iraqis refusal to Turkish presence
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday criticized the Turkish military threats against the Iraqis and the decision of the Ankara government to dispatch forces to Iraq, while he renewed his accusation to the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon that he does not wants peace.
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 10/16/2003
Blair: we understand Israel's action, but we will not attack Syria
The British prime minister Tony Blair showed implicitly yesterday his understanding to the recent Israeli aggression against Syria, hinting that it came as an reply from " thedemocratic regime" in Israel to the "massacre the Innocents Israelis live in as a result of the Palestinian operations."
Syria-UK, Politics, 10/16/2003
International Criminal Court 'instrument of justice', Annan
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said a symposium on international law meeting yesterday in Beijing would help spread understanding of the work of the much-misunderstood International Criminal Court (ICC), the first permanent tribunal to try war crimes.
Regional, Politics, 10/16/2003
King Mohammed urges for strengthening Arab-African relations
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 10/16/2003
Former Mauritanian president passes away
Mauritania's first president, Mokhtar Ould Daddah passed away after a long disease in Paris, sources close to his family announced on Tuesday evening.
Mauritania, Politics, 10/16/2003
Al-Shara confers with Iraqi official
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/16/2003
Syrian spokesman denies sneaking of Syrians to Iraq
Syria-USA, Politics, 10/16/2003
Majlis A'Shura Elections
Oman, Politics, 10/15/2003
Morocco wants solution to Sahara that respects Morroco's legitimate claim
Moroccan foreign minister told the Moroccan daily "Assahra Al-Maghribya." "We wish that our Maghreban brothers, in particular our Algerian brothers, understand that Morocco is sincerely willing to reach a just and a realistic settlement of this conflict based on the legitimate claim of the kingdom."
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/15/2003
People's aggregation in the center of Riyadh at the invitation of the opposition
Hundreds of Saudi Arabian citizens gathered yesterday afternoon near the trade center in al-Elleya street in the downtown of the capital, Riyadh, at the invitation of the opposition Islamic movement for reforms in protest of detentions, the movement says. This was, however, a unique sort of political drive in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/15/2003
Morocco to draw up fresh charter of citizens rights, duties
Chairman of the Moroccan Human Rights Consultative Council (CCDH), Omar Azziman, said the council will draw up a new charter of citizens' rights and duties part of the new tasks it was assigned by King Mohammed VI.
Morocco, Politics, 10/15/2003
Mubarak receives verbal message from Amir of Qatar
Egypt-Qatar, Politics, 10/15/2003
Turabi calls for freedoms and openness in Sudan
Leader of the opposition People's Congress in Sudan, Hassan al-Turabi, has called for introducing freedom in the country and without excluding any person or organization.
Sudan, Politics, 10/15/2003
Inter-Iraqi fighting in Kerbala; al-Sader will suppress any sedition with Seistani
The influential Shiite clergy Muqtada al-Sader has recommended the American forces yesterday to draw a schedule for ending its occupation of Iraq, noting his goal to avoid any clash with the American forces, and stressing simultaneously his determination, together with the Shiite leaders to "suppress any sedition" attempt in al-Najaf and Karbela which witnessed on Monday evening clashes between his associated and the associates of the Shiite clergy Ali al-Seistani that resulted in killing one person and wounding other 24.
Iraq, Politics, 10/15/2003
France not satisfied about US resolution on Iraq
Iraq-France, Politics, 10/15/2003
Annan says no 'major shift' in new Iraq resolution, welcomes some changes
Iraq-UN, Politics, 10/15/2003
Qathafi gets a message from Burkina Faso peer
Libya-Burkina Faso, Politics, 10/15/2003
Libyan- Maltese cooperation relations reviewed
Libya-Malta, Politics, 10/15/2003
Islamic foreign ministers make proposals to restructure OIC
Regional, Politics, 10/15/2003
Lahoud and means to stop deterioration in the Middle east
Lebanon-Regional, Politics, 10/15/2003
Al-Assad confers with al-Hakim
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad received on Tuesday Leader of the Islamic Revolution's Supreme Council in Iraq, Abdul Aziz al -Hakim.
Syria-Iraq, Politics, 10/15/2003
Ein Shams students demonstrate in support of Syria, Lebanon
Tens of thousands of Egyptian students demonstrated yesterday at Ein Shams University in Cairo condemning the Israeli aggression on Palestine, Syria and Lebanon.
Regional-Syria, Politics, 10/15/2003
Al-Shara meets with Iraqi, Turkish officials in Kuala Lumpur
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara received today at his residence in Kuala Lumpur Periodic Chairman of the Iraqi Interim Ruling Council, Eyad Allawi.
Syria-Turkey, Politics, 10/15/2003
Suicide bombing strikes Turkish embassy in Baghdad
Turkey has stressed its is not reconsidering a decision to send forces to Iraq, following a suicide operation in a booby trapped car that targeted yesterday its embassy in Baghdad, and resulted in killing its executor and wounding of more than 10 persons.
Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 10/15/2003
Libyan problems in negotiations with Paris
Just one day after the resumption of compensation negotiations between Libya and families of the French Ota plane, the chairman of the Libyan negotiation delegation in Paris, Salah Abdul Salam, yesterday announced that Libya suspended the negotiations after in that "Paris had denied a secret agreement with Tripoli on paying additional compensations for the families of the victims of the "DC 10" plane which was blown up over Niger in 1989.
Libya-France, Politics, 10/15/2003
Palestinian official calls for deployment of intervention forces in occupied territories
Israel's argument of "peace first" is "impossible" to implement because only the "withdrawal first" guarantees to Palestinians their rights and gives trust in the peace process, he underlined.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/15/2003
Saudi Arabia's first municipal elections in one year
Saudi Arabia has announced it will organize municipal elections within one year, a step which was described by observers as the first tangible political reform act in the Kingdom.
Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/14/2003
Turabi released with political detainees; attributes release to pressure
The leader of the Sudanese opposition People's Congress Hassan al-Turabi said he attributes his release to what he described as internal and external pressure on the Sudanese government.
Sudan, Politics, 10/14/2003
Mauritania opposition member returns back after 10 years in Exodus
Mauritania's opposition member Muhammad Mahmoud Weld Ma'loum returned back on Sunday evening in Nouakchott following ten years in exile in France.
Mauritania, Politics, 10/14/2003
Family law amendments, a revolution, justice minister
The amendments brought to the family law (Mudawana) are a revolution in the organization of marriage and divorce, said justice minister, Mohammed Bouzoubaa.
Morocco, Politics, 10/14/2003
Family law reforms welcomed by Moroccan political parties and associations
Reforms to the family law announced on Friday by King Mohammed VI were broadly welcomed by several political parties and associations in Morocco as landmark changes to the status of women in Morocco.
Morocco, Politics, 10/14/2003
Lebanese statement on the Israeli aggressions
Lebanese Foreign Minister Jean Obeid has called the forthcoming Islamic Summit, scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur, to condemn the Israeli aggression on Syria and Lebanon as well as the US threats against them.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/14/2003
Al-Hakim's arrival statement in Syria
The Supreme Council Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Hakim and an accompanying delegation arrived in Damascus yesterday on a several-day visit to the country.
Iraq-Syria, Politics, 10/14/2003
Al-Shara's speech before OIC meeting
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara has underlined that ending the Israeli occupation of the Arab territories and allowance of the Palestinian refugees to return home as the only solution to what Israel is facing.
Syria-Regional, Politics, 10/14/2003
Al-Barazani asks Egypt's support for the governing council
Leader of the Kurdistani Democratic party in Iraq Masoud al-Barazani in Cairo yesterday asked for the support of the Iraqi Interim governing council.
Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 10/14/2003
Arab international humanitarian law experts convene in Morocco
Arab experts of international humanitarian law are currently convening in Morocco along with delegations from several Arab and foreign countries to probe issues concerning the international humanitarian law in Arab states.
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 10/14/2003
Palesinian Hakam Bal'awi as a charge de affairs for the Palestinian ministry
The Palestinians national security council will hold a meeting today dedicated to settle the issue of the ministry of the interior in the government of Ahmad Qrei. An issue which has become suspended after Naser Youssef refused to assume this post.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 10/14/2003
Spanish military delegation arrives in Morocco
A Spanish military delegation arrived, here Monday, to take part in the meeting of the Moroccan-Spanish joint military commission.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 10/14/2003
King Mohammed sends message to Qatar's Amir
Qatar-Morocco, Politics, 10/14/2003
Withdrawing the draft bill of Palestinians ' right to ownership in Lebanon
The Speaker of the Lebanese parliament Nabih Berri yesterday withdrew from the agenda of the parliament a debate on a draft bill to introduce amendment on a previous law that bans the Palestinian refugees from the right to own in Lebanon.
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 10/14/2003
Al-Qathafi gets a telephone call from Salad Hassan
Libya-Somalia, Politics, 10/14/2003
Secretary general of UMA holds talks with libyan official
Libya-Maghreb, Politics, 10/14/2003
Cultural cooperation between Spain and Morocco remarkably progressed in last years, Moroccan minister
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 10/14/2003
Moroccan king receives Qatari Amir's envoy
Morocco-Qatar, Politics, 10/14/2003
Pakistan's Senate Speaker: Egypt, Pakistan cooperate for OIC
Egypt-Pakistan, Politics, 10/14/2003
Populations in Tindouf only thinking about returning to Morocco, former polisario official
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/14/2003
Prodi: The Arab states and other regions can benefit from integration
Regional-European Union, Politics, 10/14/2003
Prodi: We cannot draw new roadmap every day
Regional-European Union, Politics, 10/14/2003
Moroccan king orders justice minister to set up facilities for family justice in moroccan courts
Morocco's King Mohammed VI issued orders to the justice minister to set up "suitable" family justice facilities in Moroccan courts, as a provisional measure pending the announcement of a decision on this project, in order to support implementation of the reforms to the family law (Mudawana) announced on Friday by the sovereign.
Morocco, Politics, 10/13/2003
Morocco's Islamist party welcomes reform family law
Moroccan Party of Justice and Development (PJD) (moderate Islamist party represented in the parliament) welcomed the reform of the family law (Mudawana) announced Friday by king Mohammed VI at the opening of the fall parliament session.
Morocco, Politics, 10/13/2003
Tehsreen: Damascus asks for compensation on the Second Gulf war
The Syrian ministry of economy has decided to ask for compensations estimated of 188.5 million dollars for the Gulf war of 1990.
Syria-UN, Politics, 10/13/2003
Kuwaiti law permits woman to take part in municipal elections
The Kuwaiti government approved a draft law offering woman the right to voting and to be a candidate to the elections of the municipal council.
Kuwait, Politics, 10/13/2003
French president hails lucidity and courage of king's amendment to family law
After he praised the important number of women sitting in the parliament, the French president, on a state visit to the Kingdom, also noted that for the first time in the history of Moroccan diplomacy, such an important issue is tabled at the parliament.
Morocco-France, Politics, 10/13/2003
Moussa criticizes int'l silence towards Israeli crimes
Regional-Israel, Politics, 10/13/2003
French president admits divergences with Algeria on sahara issue
Visiting French President has admitted that his country, which supports Morocco's stand on the Sahara issue, has a different point of view from that of Algeria which backs the "Polisario," a separatist movement claiming independence of this former Spanish colony.
Algeria-France, Politics, 10/13/2003
Barazani asks Moussa for support: we refuse to receive Turkish forces in Iraq
The Iraqi Interim Governing Council sought yesterday to get the support of the Arab League for its rejection of the deployment of Turkish forces or forces from any of Iraq's neighboring countries, at a time when the Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan defended the decision providing for sending Turkish troops to Iraq and justified the decision to being limited to "humanitarian and peaceful" purposes.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 10/13/2003
Egyptian envoy to al-Qathafi to convince him stay in the AL
The Egyptian minister of information Safwat al-Sharif visited Libya on Saturday in an attempt to convince Tripoli to "stay within the Arab family" following Libya's repeated requests to pullout from the Arab league AL in protest of its "discrepancy."
Libya-Egypt, Politics, 10/13/2003
Morocco calls for negotiated political settlement with Algeria of Sahara dispute
Morocco has called for a negotiated lasting and final settlement of the Sahara issue between the kingdom and neighboring Algeria, a call that was echoed by several African countries which took the floor before the United Nations 4th committee.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/13/2003
French president warns Libya against rescinding commitment to pay compensations to victims of DC 10 downing
Libya-France, Politics, 10/13/2003
No Saudi forces to Iraq outside Arab consent and legitimacy
Saudi Arabia's ministry of defense yesterday denied that Riyadh has intention to send forces to Iraq without the request of a "legitimate" Iraqi government and "a common Arab approval," in reply to information published by certain media by the end of the week.
Saudi Arabia-Iraq, Politics, 10/13/2003
Moroccan speaker hails France's commitment for world peace
Morocco's Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives, Abdelouahed Radi, hailed in Rabat Saturday France's commitment to restore peace in the world, particularly in Africa and the Middle East by "backing the Palestinian people's legitimate claim for a free and independent state."
Morocco-France, Politics, 10/13/2003
Al-Shara confers with Lebanese information minister
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara met in Damascus Lebanese Minister of Information, Michael Smaha.
Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 10/13/2003
Spanish press deems revolutionary family law reforms in morocco
Le Parisien notes that the king insisted in his speech that the proposed reforms should not be understood as a victory of a camp over the other but as gains for all the Moroccans.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 10/13/2003
Moussa Prodi fears over Israeli escalation
Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa has conferred with the European Commission's Chairman Romano Prodi on the latest developments in the region in the light of the Israeli aggressive escalation on the Palestinians and Syrian lands.
Regional-European Union, Politics, 10/13/2003
Group of Moroccan NGOs calls for abolishing capital punishment
The Moroccan prisons observatory (OMP) and a group of human rights-advocacy groups called the Moroccan state to abolish capital punishment, in keeping with international human rights covenants ratified by Morocco.
Morocco, Politics, 10/13/2003
Hizbullah and the threats against Syria
Secretary General of the Lebanese Hizbullah Party Hassan Nasrullah, described Israel's latest aggression on the Syrian lands as a dangerous development and a reflection of the dilemma of Israel's Ariel Sharon and his army.
Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 10/13/2003
Qrei looms to resign after the one month emergency government
The Palestinian prime minister Ahmad Qrei loomed yesterday that he will resign after the expiry of the term of the emergency government which he presides over and will last for 30 days.
Palestine, Politics, 10/13/2003
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